Joule Financial LLC Boosts Stock Holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Joule Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 24.6% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 8,607 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,697 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Health Care ETF makes up 0.9% of Joule Financial LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 18th biggest holding. Joule Financial LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $2,439,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF during the first quarter valued at about $27,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $28,000. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $31,000. Centennial Bank AR purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, Tsfg LLC increased its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 80.2% during the 3rd quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 146 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Price Performance

VHT stock traded up $0.43 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $280.33. 17,678 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 165,811. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a fifty-two week low of $222.27 and a fifty-two week high of $289.14. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $282.33 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $270.90. The company has a market capitalization of $18.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.22 and a beta of 0.61.

About Vanguard Health Care ETF

Vanguard Health Care ETF seeks to track the investment performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Health Care 25/50 Index, a benchmark of large-, mid-, and small-cap United States stocks in the health care sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). This GICS sector is made up of two main industry groups.